ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Contents

Safety information ..................................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................................... viii
SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 specifications summary .................................... x
Package contents ..................................................................................................... xiii
Installation tools and components ......................................................................... xiv

Product Introduction

1-1

Special features..........................................................................................1-1
1.1.1

Product highlights........................................................................1-1

“Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solution ............................................1-2

“TUF ENGINE!” Power Design....................................................1-2

“Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel .................................................1-3

ASUS EZ DIY ..............................................................................1-3

Other special features .................................................................1-4

Motherboard overview ...............................................................................1-5
1.2.1

Before you proceed .....................................................................1-5

Motherboard layout .....................................................................1-6

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................1-8

System memory ..........................................................................1-9

Expansion slots .........................................................................1-23

Onboard buttons .......................................................................1-25

Jumpers ....................................................................................1-27

Onboard LEDs ..........................................................................1-28

Internal connectors....................................................................1-29

Basic Installation

2-1

Building your PC system...........................................................................2-1
2.1.1

Motherboard installation ..............................................................2-1

CPU installation...........................................................................2-4

CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation ...............................2-5

DIMM installation.........................................................................2-7

ATX Power connection ................................................................2-8

SATA device connection ..............................................................2-9

Front I/O Connector ..................................................................2-10

Expansion Card installation....................................................... 2-11

BIOS update utility ...................................................................................2-12

Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................2-13